flathead
noun
any of several scorpaenoid fishes of the family Platycephalidae, chiefly inhabiting waters of the Indo-Pacific region and used for food.
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flathead
1 American
[flat-hed]
/ ˈflætˌhɛd /
noun
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flathead,
plural
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flatheads
plural
Flathead
2
American
[flat-hed]
/ ˈflætˌhɛd /
noun
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Also called Bitterroot Salish. a member of an Indigenous people of northwest Montana.
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a member of a confederated nation of Salish and Kootenay peoples, established in 1855 and located in northwest Montana.
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a member of the Chinook people.
adjective
Flathead
3
American
[flat-hed]
/ ˈflætˌhɛd /
noun
flathead
British
/ ˈflætˌhɛd /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of flathead1
First recorded in 1825–35; flat 1 + head
Origin of Flathead2
First recorded in 1530–40; so called from their supposed practice of binding infants' heads to create a longer, flatter skull shape; the peoples currently known as Flatheads did not engage in this custom
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Fish species affected included largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, flathead catfish, and stocked species such as brown trout and rainbow trout.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
“I’ve seen gar, but I ain’t never seen a gar with a head shaped like this,” Smith said in an interview, explaining that he first thought his catch may have been a flathead catfish.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
Two weeks later, Tyler Barnes reeled in a massive flathead catfish from the Neuse River on July 20.
From Fox News ● Jul. 28, 2020
It is a craftily truncated version of the real-life rivalry of the mid-60s, and structurally it’s as sound as a flathead V8.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2020
The screwheads defied both flathead and Phillips screwdrivers.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Contemplating the changes, Risk pulled up on her phone a century-old black-and-white photo of her Nordic kin in Flathead County.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The inaugural Festival, as per the website, “supports the local culinary scene in the Flathead Valley, from top local chefs to regional farms & ranches, to local culinary programs and beyond.”
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024
One person said they saw a flash in Lakeside, Montana, that appeared to travel north over Flathead Lake.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
An indictment publicly released on Wednesday alleges that they killed birds on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana and elsewhere.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2023
Yep, the Flathead Rez has about twenty restaurants.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
At night flatheads and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2019
Channel catfish is good on stinkbait, cut bait, and live bait for flatheads.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2019
He upgraded his boat and tackle specifically for a better shot of catching monster blues and flatheads on rod and reel on the big water.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2014
Catfish - flatheads in particular - have become celebrities of sorts in recent years thanks to mainstream fishing shows such as “River Monsters” and “Hillbilly Handfishin’.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2014
These riffles were almost unoccupied by other species in 1957 until mid-summer, when hatches of channel catfish and flatheads occurred.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by James Everett Deacon
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